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J. ALLAN.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3|,1916.

1,220,386. Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1916.

1,220,386. Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed March 31, 1916. Serial No. 88,110.

. certain new and useful Improvements in Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding stands such as stools, tables and the like, and has for its object to provide sucha stand, stool or table which is constructed of two pairs of legs and arms all of which are adapted to be folded into a compact form so that it may be readily carried about in the pocket of the user, and when unfolded and extended will safely support a person.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully de scribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an end view of the stand extended.

Fig. 2- is a side view of the stand extended.

Fig. 3- is an end view of the stand with the legs folded up contiguous to the arms and to the top, and the bars supporting the same folded over backward and lying parallel with the arms and legs.

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3 with the spacer members folded, to bring the opposite side members into juxtaposition.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the arms and legs folded up side by side.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the cross bar as hinged to one of the arms and detached from the opposite arm.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a portion of one of the spacer members, the dotted lines better showing the construction by which it is folded to permit the opposite sides of the stand to be brought into proximity with each other.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing one of the body members to which a pair of arms and a pair of legs are pivoted.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the two oppositely disposed body members which are preferably formed of sheet metal and to each of which members is pivoted a pair of legs 11 and a pair of arms 12. The legs are pivoted at one end 13 to the lower portion of the body member, and said legs are each provided with inwardly turned feet 1 1 on which the stand is supported. These legs when extended are held in spaced apart relation by a latch bar 15 pivoted at 16 to one of the legs and notched at its opposite end at 17 to engage the pin 18 on the opposite leg.

The corresponding legs on opposite sides of the stand are each member 19, which member may be con structed in any suitable way, but I preferably form the same of a divided bar pivoted near its ends at 9.0 to the opposite legs, and connected at its center by a pivot pin 21, the end of one of the members being aranged to over-lap that of the other and being provided with an inwardly turned portion 22 which engages a corresponding notch 23 in the opposite portion, whereby when extended the two portions of this spacer bar are locked together and serve as a rigid spacer for determining the width of the stand.

A similar bar 24L is pivotally connected to cars 25 on the opposite body members and serves to assist in determining the width of the stand and in strengthening the same.

The arms 12 are pivoted at 26 to their respective body members, said pivoted ends being cut on an angle to abut against opposite sides of the ear members 25 to form a stop and so limit the opening motion of these arms.

To the end of one arm pivoted a cross bar 27, preferably by means of a hinge 28, the ends of these cross bars being provided with sleeves 29 forming open sockets into which the inturned ends 30 of the other arms of the respective pairs snugly fit, thereby connecting all of the members together.

When the stand is employed as a stool or the like, a piece of canvas 31 or other flexible material is secured to and extends between these cross bars 27, forming a comfortable seat, but when the device is used as a table a non-yieldable body such as pasteboard, wood or other suitable material may be employed instead of the canvas if desired.

It is found in practice essential to connect together the outer ends of both the legs and both the arms at the opposite ends of the table and in order that all the parts may be folded compactly to lie side by side, I have connected by a spacer 12 of each pair is Patented Mar. 2'7, 1917.

constructed this connecting member 32 of wire having four radiating portions extending from a central rin 33 and connected to the four eyes 34: two of which are in the legs and two in the arms.

In the operation of my improved construction, when the stand is collapsed it is only necessary to throw upward the latch bars 15, move the legs upwardly beside the arms, withdraw the ends of the arms from the cross bars 27, fold these cross bars over backward and downward and the stand presents the appearance illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5. It is now only necessary to swing the spacer bar 19 downward and the spacer bar 24; upward and then move the two opposite sides toward each other into juxtaposition as illustrated in Fig. 4 after which the seat portion be wrapped around the whole, and after being so folded. the device may be carried about in the pocket of the user if desired. A chair of this construction is very strong and durable and on account of its compact form is extremely useful for camping, fishing or other purposes where a compact kit is desirable.

I have shown and described one construction of my improved stand but the same may be varied if desired, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A folding stand comprising side plates, a foldable cross brace connecting the same, arms pivoted to said side plates in pairs, legs pivoted to said side plates in pairs, said side plates having means for limiting separating movement of the arms of each pair, and collapsible braces connecting the arms of one pair with the contiguous arms of the other pair.

2. A folding stand comprising side plates provided with pivot lugs, a foldable cross brace pivotally attached to said lugs, arms pivoted to said side plates in pairs, said lugs being positioned to limit separating movement of the arms of each pair, legs pivoted to said side plates in pairs, and collapsible braces connecting the arms of one pair with the contiguous arms of the other pair.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ALLAN.

Witnesses:

JULIUs BURDICK, Znrrm C. SIssoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

